Tests and Trials OOC

[NotStickFigures]

I guess I should re-read more carefully! Oh well, we are where we are and we'll make the best of it.

[spiderwrangler]

I think I voted for big hut with the idea that it would contain important stuff and be good to hit first.

Another round or two would have been nice though, since I had to spend one getting his shield on, and now am debating if I should spend another casting bless... It'd be going on Ves, Jaq and Kro, but whether I do that now or start attacking is what I need to decide.

[Dlover]

Lurn should probably get his shield ready too, if not his mace, but eh. Also if we want Bless then I could do that for us, rather than Kroshav, since he'll be in the frontline and may lose Concentration? (How is Magic Stone not Concentration? Who knows. But it's good.)

[spiderwrangler]

Yeah, as far as concentration spells go, bless at least makes it more likely for the the caster to make the Concentration check since they get the d4 to saves.

[spiderwrangler]

Totally forgot about the sword...

[Rodgeir]

Kinda figured , but then so would Kroshav.

[spiderwrangler]

Yes... it's...roleplaying...yep... totally...

[NotStickFigures]

I like the bold move of having Ves go into the hut and deal with stuff.
Bit of a chance but I think it might actually work out real well!

[Dlover]

Big Hob: "If you don't kill these people I'll kill you after killing them!"
Big Hob: Fails to even scratch one person.

I feel like his Intimidation is a bit lacking.

[Rodgeir]

Hey. He is doing his best. Harsh.

[spiderwrangler]

Kroshav has been about as effective. Jolly for MVP so far...

[Rodgeir]

Jaq has dropped a couple of them as well. Overall the rolls on both sides haven't been all that impressive.

[spiderwrangler]

Yeah, but we all expect him to do well, Jolly's the one that's turning in a career performance.

[Dlover]

Jolly's officially the party's main Fighter now. Kroshav trained him well. Wonder what he'll spec into.

[Rodgeir]

If you look closely you might be able to figure it out...

[spiderwrangler]

Well, Kroshav was training him in the dueling fighting style, so makes sense he followed into that

[Rodgeir]

Just wait until he drops everything and turns into a bear.

[spiderwrangler]

Jolly's been a werebear this whole time...

[Rodgeir]

Damn! Missed an opportunity there. He would have been a great werebear.

[Dlover]

I'd have to look closely at the PHB too, since I actually know basically nothing about Warriors, having never played one.

[Rodgeir]

Ya, Jolly is a fighter. I pondered having him go barbarian but that didn't really fit him. He also just got to use the standard array rather than rolling for stats. We will see what he archetypes into when/if he gets to level 3.

[spiderwrangler]

Of the three PHB archetypes, champion is the easiest to run, battle master and Eldritch Knight have a lot more decisions you'd need to make for him each turn (though, making a simplified version of doable, the Strongholds and Followers third party book I have does that for characters retainers).

Galt is a "samurai", though I've never called him that, not sure if I'd be as bothered by the name of that archetype without the party of three idiots in the comic. That archetype is pretty straight forward too, can focus up to get advantage on attacks and 5 temp HP.

Tren is a cavalier, though it rarely came up, but Jolly can barely ride a horse.

[Dlover]

Just wait for the big reveal; he's actually a bard.

[Rodgeir]

We killed Tren's horse for blood. Those were tough times.

I am leaning towards champion honestly. Jolly has no interest in tactics for a Battlemaster or magic for an Eldritch Knight (or the int to support it). Samurai's level 3 benefits are nice but the level 7 benefits don't fit Jolly as a person very well.

Everything about Jolly just screams bard to be honest.

[spiderwrangler]

His Bardic Inspiration is sullen grumbling.

Or Fighter: Champion to 4th for ASI ability boost, then he falls off the wagon and goes Monk: Way of The Drunken Master the rest of the way?